To register email sdds@monashhealth.org The connection between childhood experiences, the brain and development into adulthood. The training will focus on how these adverse occurrences/traumas impact mental health, physical health and how substance use plays a part in the developing body and brain.
Register via email sdds@monashhealth.org A comprehensive overview of Methamphetamine uses and its impact. Emphasis is on evidence-based approaches to reducing associated acute and chronic risks. This training fosters a compassionate and informed response to methamphetamine use with a focus on harm reduction.
NDRI WEBINAR: Opioid overdose: Evidence, experience and emerging threats WED AUGUST 20TH – 11-11:45am AWST / 1-1:45 AEST Presenters: Professor Simon Lenton (National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University) Ele Morrison (AIVL) Dr Amanda Roxburgh (Burnet Institute) Facilitated by Dr Michael Curtis (National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University) Every opioid overdose is preventable, yet more than 12,000 Australians have died from a
We live in an increasingly uncertain world. In response to this, the use of Foresight methods has become recognised as a highly valued approach for more effective engagement with stakeholders, to inform policy development and strategic planning exercises, and to increase organisation and sector resilience and preparedness to future events. In NDRI’s July webinar, hear
The National Alcohol Indicators Project (NAIP) is a nationally coordinated project aimed at tracking and reporting on trends in alcohol-related harm in Australia at national, state and local levels. One of the main objectives of the project is to develop a set of indicators for the continual monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of state
Join Associate Professor Shalini Arunogiri for a webinar exploring emerging treatments in the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) sector, with a focus on psychedelic-assisted therapies. Dr. Arunogiri is a clinical psychiatrist specialising in addiction and the Deputy Clinical Director at Turning Point, a national centre for addiction treatment, research, and education. She is also an
Vaping is a growing public health concern, especially for younger populations. National survey evidence indicates that vaping has increased exponentially in the past 5-10 years among adolescents and young adults. This webinar brings together a range of speakers to discuss the marketing of vapes on social media, key strategies to reduce vaping among young people,
WED APRIL 16th – 2-2:45pm AWST / 4-4:45pm AEST / 7-7:45am BST Presenters: Gail Gilchrist, Kings College, London Sam Colledge-Frisby, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University Jade Lane, Burnet Institute Facilitated by Shelley Walker & Emma Vieira (National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University) Women who use drugs are at an increased risk of gender-based violence, which
